Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s economic analysis and claimed Bessent had made his “35-year career listening to the market.”
Powell responded to backlash about the Federal Reserve refusing to lower rates Tuesday by laying the blame on President Donald Trump for issuing tariffs against dozens of countries. Bessent is a staunch defender of these tariffs and helped negotiate some with China.
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